kenworth k-100 cabover moving truck and trailer

[1985 kenworth]

i have started building a cabover kenworth k-100 moving truck and trailer with a drone box

[1985 kenworth]

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j436/1985kenworth/SSPX3796.jpghere is the kinghauler frame rails i am using with a 4"extension from pmd

[1985 kenworth]

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j436/1985kenworth/SSPX3768.jpgdry fitting the cab to measure and drill and tap the frame to mount the cab

[1985 kenworth]

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j436/1985kenworth/SSPX3766.jpgit will be a long one if i use a scale trailer the size of izzy's cattle trailer i measured it and it will be 4" shy of the 6ft mark give or take as the fifth wheel is not mounted yet:D

[Roadmasters]

Great start, cant wait to see more!

[plow jockey]

Looking good!! You have a great start,good job.

[hippy]

sweet! can't wait to see more.

[1985 kenworth]

thanks for looking :D:D

[Goose19]

lookin good! i see your pmd order came in!

[1985 kenworth]

it sure did just waiting on a few more parts he didn't have in stock yet...goose everything good with you haven't heard from you in abit :D

[MoRockN]

Gonna be sweet when done. The PMD sections seem to keep the rails nice and true. I'll get some now.

[1985 kenworth]

they work great this is my third set as long as you file the frame ends straight where you cut them i usually measure by the bolt that goes in the top of the framethrough to the extension.i prefer these over getting a custom frame that you have to drill all of the holes in yourself all of my work is done by basic hand tools dremel ,drill are the only power tools i use.

[1985 kenworth]

the other thing is they don't make the frame sag if its done right and they are strong i put the trailer i bought from travis on both trucks with extensions and that trailer is heavy and they didn't bend even going over uneven ground:D

[Dairyland Trucker]

Coming along great can;t wait for some more updates...

[dabears]

Oooooh I'm going to watch this one!I love cab overs! How long are those rails?

[1985 kenworth]

not sure but they are the king hauler rails with a 3' extension from pmd

[1985 kenworth]

actually you got me curious so i just measured it and it looks to be 27 3/4 " long tip to tip

[cielo1889]

would be a great build, i'll stay tuned

[Dairyland Trucker]

That is a nice length for the chassis especially for a cabover and I always low and long the only way to roll...

[1985 kenworth]

here are some updates on this build

[1985 kenworth]

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j436/1985kenworth/SSPX3936.jpghad to drill and tap the frame to install the fuel tanks and battery holder from the knight hauler because when the drome box is installed behind the cab there will be no access to the inside battery compartment

[1985 kenworth]

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j436/1985kenworth/SSPX3937.jpghad to notch the battery holder because of the angle of the driveshaft

[1985 kenworth]

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j436/1985kenworth/SSPX3942.jpgdrilled and tapped the frame so the base for the cab is installed and ready for the mfu components

[1985 kenworth]

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j436/1985kenworth/SSPX3933.jpg

[1985 kenworth]

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j436/1985kenworth/SSPX3934.jpg:D:D:D

[fhhhstix]

FYI you can put more than one pic in a post.

Travis

[1985 kenworth]

how do you do that i never figured out how you guys do it.i click on my picture in photobucket img copied then i come back to forum and paste as they call it is there a way to do multibles.can you click on several and paste them all or??

[dabears]

awsome prgress so far! i love the idea of using the haulers battery box to relocate it. And yes for adding more pics i just open 2 windows, one with photobucket and one for the forum, copy/paste. just hit enter to drop down to the next line, or type your text for that photo hit enter anc paste the next photo.. im gonna watch this build!! I love cabovers but i love the moving trucks. I got plans for one from united van lines thats got a crazy stretched sleeper and boxes.. but that build is a ways off yet. Cant wait to see more!!

[JAKEBRAKE]

I like the stretched frame, that's going to look sharp when it's done.

[Brel]

nice work on the truck so far

[1985 kenworth]

thanks guys and i will try to do the pics in one post next time:eek:

[hippy]

truck is looking awesome! can"t wait to see the drome box on her.


awsome prgress so far! i love the idea of using the haulers battery box to relocate it. And yes for adding more pics i just open 2 windows, one with photobucket and one for the forum, copy/paste. just hit enter to drop down to the next line, or type your text for that photo hit enter anc paste the next photo.. im gonna watch this build!! I love cabovers but i love the moving trucks. I got plans for one from united van lines thats got a crazy stretched sleeper and boxes.. but that build is a ways off yet. Cant wait to see more!!

are you doing it in old school red and yellow, or the newer version of white and yellow?

[dabears]

truck is looking awesome! can"t wait to see the drome box on her.




are you doing it in old school red and yellow, or the newer version of white and yellow?

This one
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b190/firepisser8104/Stretched/charles_wolfe_sons_uvl_pb_362_courtesy_house_truck stop_vero_beach.jpg

Sorry Not trying to hijack your thread..

The box you have your MFU controls in, is that the hauler steps? I am looking for a way to mount mine without it sitting on top of my frame.

[1985 kenworth]

yes its the king hauler steps .i was going to use the fuel tanks and battery box from the aeromax and mount the mfu switch in the bottom of the aeromax fuel tank which is where it mounts when you build that truck but i like the chrome ones from the knight hauler much better

[1985 kenworth]

as for the paint not sure which scheme i will be usiing but i do have the colours picked already i am thinking of using

[hippy]

sweet! i like this one on pro trucker mag, its the original colors for UVL.

http://www.pro-truckermagazine.com/home

[1985 kenworth]

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j436/1985kenworth/SSPX4035.jpghere is the frame for the drome box .i used the top and bottom rails from the tamiya box trailer and the doors.normally drome boxes open only on the right side for curbside loading but i an=m putting one door on both sides because you never know which side of the street you will need to park on.now to add the panels then off to the paint shop:D:D

[civic83]

looks great buddy! hopefully ill be able to do up a nice trailer for you soon!

[1985 kenworth]

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j436/1985kenworth/SSPX5069.jpgdrome box finished and finally adding some colour to the truck as you can see from the paint masking tape

[hippy]

looking sharp!

[Supermario]

Your color choice looks familiar....isn't it the same as your real truck you had at the Clifford show? Looks great man! I was on the fence about buying another king hauler or a globe liner but after seeing how these cab overs look, my next truck will be a Cab over for sure.

[1985 kenworth]

yea the colour is called icy blue ,it is similar to the color of my real kw abit lighter.just finished the paint will be posting more pics later.i can't post more than one picture in a single post :confused:i have tried everything:mad:.my computer friend should be over sometime soon and show me what i am doing wrong:rolleyes:

[1985 kenworth]

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j436/1985kenworth/SSPX5058-1.jpg

[dabears]

Color looks great, looks like some stripes may be there?

[Diesel Demond]

Just my opinion but i think the bunk height needs to come down a little. otherwise sweet build looking good! i also cant waite to see the colors together tuff build

[1985 kenworth]

hey double D the box behind the cab is not a sleeper bunk:p its a drome box you see on the allied/atlas moving van lines tractors and yea there is some stripes coming:D

[1985 kenworth]

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j436/1985kenworth/SSPX5314.jpghere it is almost finished just have to add a few more details and its good to go

[1985 kenworth]

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j436/1985kenworth/SSPX5319.jpg

[Supermario]

That truck looks sharp Dwanye ! Very nice work. Got a trailer to match in the works?

[Diesel Demond]

looks good those stripes are cool!

[dabears]

Truck looks great! Can I have it? :)

[russisloud]

Truck looks great! Can I have it? :)

are you kidding, hes going to send it to me :p:p

[dabears]

are you kidding, hes going to send it to me :p:p

Oh good less shipping i have to pay. Ill just drive to your place and pick it up thanks! :D

[1985 kenworth]

thanks guys i'm glad everyone likes it and yes supermario there is a matching trailer being done for this puppy ,its long,heavy, and i really need 40 acres to turn this around but oh man its fun to drive ,russ thats one of your bumpers on it ...looks great

[1985 kenworth]

i posted videos of it on youtube under my channel 1985kenworth1 check them out ...thanks

[dabears]

Videos were nice!! cant imagine the turn radius...

[1985 kenworth]

thanks debears i think the tractor will look better with a matching trailer then i will post a picture of the combo as a unit

[dabears]

thanks debears i think the tractor will look better with a matching trailer then i will post a picture of the combo as a unit

Matching trailer would deffinitaly look sweet! One of Izzy's toy haulers (which are close to the moving trucks) would look killer behind it!

[Brian in PA]

Man that is one serious looking truck!! Nice work, I like the old school grill treatment too.

[TRUCKMAKER]

Nice old school Kenworth COE, nice paint scheme!

[1985 kenworth]

thanks now for the matching trailer.tried running it with my other ones and it doesn't look right so i need to do a matching trailer as supermario suggested:)

[hippy]

awesome job! which van lines running those colors? i have been with uvl and avl, hated the color sceme for atlas, never tried mayflower or paul arpin either.

[1985 kenworth]

these are just colours i picked ,i don't think this colour scheme belongs to anyone

[plow jockey]

Awesome job on the build.I'm really liking that paint scheme.

[1985 kenworth]

thank you all for the compliments:D:D:D

[Loggingtruck]

Awesome truck

[1985 kenworth]

thank you:)

[Joule1]

I like it, good job!! Haven't seen dromader like that :)

[1985 kenworth]

usually the doors for the drome box are on the right side for curbside loading but i decided to put one on either side which will make the truck more versatile ...cuz you just never know which side of the street you will be loading from

[kaipi0070]

Very nice truck!
Where did you get the KW-frontgrill from? Did you take it from a toy or did you buy it? If you bought it, where did you get it?

[Kaf343]

Hey paint looks awesome, truck looks outstanding.

[Dreamweaver]

Looks Awesome Dwyane

[1985 kenworth]

got the grille from american toy company out of the kw parts section:p..thanks guys wait until you see the drop deck with the matching paint scheme